The first accurate 3D map of our galaxy reveals its true shape: warped and twisted. Astronomers from Macquarie University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have used 1, 339 ‘standard’stars to map the real shape of our home galaxy in a paper Read more about The Milky Way is warped - Scimex

In 1929, a blank piece of parchment was found in an envelope labelled “1865, Treaty of Waitangi Blank Portion of the Original Skin”. Now, researchers from Archives New Zealand, the National Library and Te Papa have confirmed that the parchment Read more about Missing piece of Te Tiriti found - Scimex

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With major flood warnings in place for rivers and dams around Townsville, the floodgates to the city's dam were fully opened overnight. Below Australian experts comment. Expert Reaction. These comments have been collated by the Science Media Centre Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Townsville floods - Scimex